Cigar lighter



I. I. HANCE CIGAR LIGHTER Jan. 24, 1928.

Filed Sept. 2, 1926 INVENTOR Patented Jan. 24, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT FPS ISAAC IRVING HATIG E, CQNNECTICUT, ASSIG-NOR TOTHE CUNO ENGI- NEERING CORPORATION, OI MERI DEN, CONNECTICUT, ACORPORATION OF CON- NECTICUT.

CIGAR- LIGHTER.

Application filed September 2, 1926.

The main object is to provide a guard for the igniter and a receptaclefor the sparks and ashes incident to the lighting of a cigar.

In its preferred and simple form, the invention contemplates three mainparts, namely, a socket, an igniter, and aprotector. These threeelements are so designed and proportioned as to facilitate lighting thecigar or cigarette and at the same time pre vent the sparks and ashesfrom flying in the wind or dropping while in an ignited state.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the improvements ofmy invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view showing the protector in section and indicating acigar by dot and dash lines.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the socket and igniter.

Fig. et is a longitudinal sectional view of the protector or guard byitself.

The socket or handle member 5 may be of any suitable construction,preferably on the end of the usual conductor cord or cable.

The igniter 6 may be of any suit-able construction adapted preferably tobe detachably mounted in the end of a socket mcmber.

The protector, guard or shield 7 is preferably formed of sheet metal andadapted to be detachably assembled with respect to the socket andigniter elements.

The socket is provided with suitable contact terminals such as 8 and 9,electrically connected to the cable in any suitable manner. The currentmay be supplied in any suitable manner to the device, either through anysuitable form of automatic switch. orv through a hand-operated switch.In the particular form shown, one or more spring plungers 8 mayconstitute one of the circuit contacts in the socket and the springswitch member 9 may constitute the other contact. Contact 9 may beinsulated from the casing of the socket and adapted to be operated by apush button 10 in any suit-able manner.

The igniter preferably has a resistance or heating coil 11 in a shallowrecess in its outer end. Qne end of this coil is directly or indirectlyconnected with the sleeve 12 which in turn is adapted to be elec- SerialNo. 133,155.

trically connected with the housing of the socket either through itsouter wall or through its rear wall and engagementwith thespring-pressed plunger 8. The other end of the igniter coil is connectedto a central pin or rivet 13 whose rear end is mounted in proximity tothe contact member 9 of the switch or otherwise adapted to be connectedin the socket for instance, through an automatic switch of commonwell-known type, (not shown). The igniter is preferably detachablymounted in the socket, being held in any suitable manner, as forinstance, by means of one or more bayonet slots 14 and one or moreprojecting lugs 15.

The protector 'i' is preferably formed of sheet metal and provided witha sleeve for detachable connection with the socket. This detachableconnection may be effected in any well-known manner, as for intsance, bya sleeve 16 having one or more inwardly projecting lugs 17 adapted, forinstance, to be interlocked with the bayonet slots 1% in the socket. Theprotector is provided with an outwardly extending portion 18 forming asubstantial enlargement or groove around the outer end of the igniterbody and the heater coil. The outer end of the protector is flangedinwardly at 19 so as to provide an outer wall for this groove. Theextreme edge is also preferably flared backwardly so as to provideadditional security. The parts of the igniter, the socket, and theprotector are so proportioned that there not only room enough throughwhich the end of a cigar or cigarette may be inserted into the protectorand to the igniter, but so that there is room for the circulation of airaround the igniter sufiicient for combustion but without permitting windto blow on the tip of the cigar or the igniting coil. lit will also benoted that the parts are so positioned and proportioned that the tip ofthe igniter 6 is spaced away from the metal parts of the protector andfrom the socket so that the heat of the coil. is not transmitted eitherto the protector or to the socket.

As such devices are quite commonly employed in automobiles where theyare more or less conspicuous, it is desirable that the device be more orless artistic and attractive in appearance, and. the construction hasacproviding an ash receiving channel adapted to surround the igniterunit.v

2. As an article of manufacture, a protector for an electric cigarlighter, said protector having an attaching collar, and an outersurrounding wall of materially greater diameter than the collar with aninwardly turned edge providing an ash receiving channel adapted tosurround the igniter unit.

ISAAC IRVING HANOE.

